en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/553889 Comments by C/O http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/local/ottawa_county/Rape-victim-pleads-to-impaired-driving#IDComment75289266 Of course he was wrong! He admitted to raping the woman...so his name belongs on the sex offender registry! Read the article, he plead GUILTY to raping the woman. Oh, and this comment is to Snoman, below... even IF someone is drunk or flaunts their body around, it does NOT give a man the right to have sex with her! Obviously some men think with the wrong "head" and feel it gives them a right because they were being a tease. Even if she "parlayed her sexual prowess with the intent of getting a reduced sentence" he should have known better...and yet he obviously thought with the wrong head again! At least he was smart enough to plead guilty....which is a total shock! Thu, 13 May 2010 16:59:46 +0000 http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/local/ottawa_county/Rape-victim-pleads-to-impaired-driving#IDComment75289266 http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/local/ottawa_county/Rape-victim-pleads-to-impaired-driving#IDComment75288690 Just an FYI...I have NEVER stated if I was a man or a woman, and I sure as heck never claimed to be a gay male! The "exchange" as you would call it (A comment on here) was me sticking up for those who are homosexual. I am an open minded individual who does not judge those who are in homosexual relationships. There is more going on in the world to worry about whether it's right or wrong for a man or woman to be in a relationship with the same sex. It's their choice, no one elses. No, the woman was not intoxicated when she met with the attorney. It still doesn't give him the right to put his hands on her, or to force her to have sex with him. Force can be used in different ways....mentally AND physically! I'm sure he probably forced her to have sex with him by promising things to her (lessened charge) and scared her into having sex with him. Either way, if he didn't do it, he shouldn't plead guilty to it! His name belongs on the sex offender registry! Quite honestly Thor, it seems to me that you DO classify all women in the same group, especially after your comment to Shellie, which was completely uncalled for! Thu, 13 May 2010 16:55:36 +0000 http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/local/ottawa_county/Rape-victim-pleads-to-impaired-driving#IDComment75288690 http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/local/ottawa_county/Rape-victim-pleads-to-impaired-driving#IDComment75287416 Thor... I think you would think ANYTHING is a double standard concerning men and women to be honest with you. Not all men are the same as one another, and not all females are the same as one another. Women should be able to fight on the front lines of war and get paid as much as men do. I know some women who are clearly smarter than some men. There are men who DO take advantage of women...but there are also women who take advantage of men too. Carl Gabrielse originally was assigned to prosecute her case, but during a meeting with the woman, forced her to have sex and then lowered the charge. He pleaded guilty to criminal sexual conduct in April and was given a delayed sentence. Now, if you were a smart man, you would realize that if Mr. Gabrielse was indeed an innocent man, he would have never plead guilty to criminal sexual conduct. He knows how the law works, he's a lawyer! Just because the female followed him to a secluded corner does not mean she knew it was going to be secluded or that he was going to force her to have sex with him! He raped the woman, and he plead guilty to doing it. His name BELONGS on the sex offender list with every other rapist and CSCer! Thu, 13 May 2010 16:47:57 +0000 http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/local/ottawa_county/Rape-victim-pleads-to-impaired-driving#IDComment75287416 http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/local/ottawa_county/Rape-victim-pleads-to-impaired-driving#IDComment75286480 EXACTLY!!! That's what I have been trying to say ALL along Mitchie!!! However, certain men on here seem to say the female "took advantage" of the guy, or that she knew they were going to have sex because she followed him to a secluded area...what BS! Don't get me wrong, there are SOME females out there who do do these types of things to set men up, but calling this girl a slut or skank and HE was the one who plead guilty...utter BS! He should also have to register on the sex offender list, this is what ticks me off the most! Any other offender who has a criminal sexual conduct charge HAS to register as a sex offender, what makes him so much more above the law?!?! Thu, 13 May 2010 16:39:30 +0000 http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/local/ottawa_county/Rape-victim-pleads-to-impaired-driving#IDComment75286480 http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/local/ottawa_county/Rape-victim-pleads-to-impaired-driving#IDComment75286067 First off...I NEVER claimed to be a "dude". I have never in the past said I was male, I think you just automatically assumed because I work as a C/O inside a male prison that I am male. Which, I am not! IF you read the story above you would see it was classified as a rape. Carl Gabrielse originally was assigned to prosecute her case, but during a meeting with the woman, forced her to have sex and then lowered the charge. He pleaded guilty to criminal sexual conduct in April and was given a delayed sentence. If Mr. Gabrielse did not rape the woman then he should never have plead guilty. If he was such a nice guy he would have just did his job and offered her a plea deal, WITHOUT expecting some sort of "payment" from her. Even IF the female went back willingly, she may have felt obligated to do so out of fear. This man took total advantage of the situation. If he were any type of DECENT man he never would have done so. Obviously both the man and woman in this story have issues. Thu, 13 May 2010 16:36:03 +0000 http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/local/ottawa_county/Rape-victim-pleads-to-impaired-driving#IDComment75286067 http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/local/ottawa_county/Should-Holland-ban-discrimination#IDComment75179118 Quite honestly, ALL cities AND states should ban ANY type of discrimination! Discrimination against someone's race, sexuality, or religion is ridiculous! If we were all made the same this would be a VERY boring world!!! I have friends of ALL color, friends who are homosexual, bisexual and transsexual, and I could care less about someone's religion! I don't care for people who try to shove their beliefs down my throat, but I am open to discussion about what they think and why they think the way they do. My parents are both very close minded people, and they can be racist at times... I guess I am definitely not a victim of their close mindedness, but many children are. Be careful about the things you say around them, it teaches them hatred towards others...just because their parents don't agree with it. Good Luck Mr. Freeman! Thu, 13 May 2010 03:04:53 +0000 http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/local/ottawa_county/Should-Holland-ban-discrimination#IDComment75179118 http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/local/ottawa_county/Rape-victim-pleads-to-impaired-driving#IDComment75178298 Honestly Thor...the attorney took her to a secluded area. He KNEW what was going to happen, and who knows, maybe she did too, or maybe not. His job holds him to higher standards than the average citizen AND as an attorney, he should have known better than to take someone to a secluded corner...even IF he got set up, it was his stupidity to allow it to happen. He was definitely in the wrong, and perhaps she was too. If she did lie about being raped then her (_)_) should go to jail for perjury. If the attorney pled guilty to a CSC charge then his name BELONGS on the sex offender registry just as every other sex offenders does! Men or Women that get caught taking a leak in public get their names added to the sex offender list for indecent exposure, and this attorney gets 6 months in jail and probation? A slap on the wrist if you ask me! This woman was THREE times the legal limit and obviously wasn't in her right mind...so the attorney took FULL advantage of her. I don't think everything these days is rape and that women take advantage of it. SOME women do take advantage of it...and those women should get HARSH punishments for lying about rape! It makes it hard for police to believe the truth when it really happens to women. How was this woman a skank and a slut? She may have went with him to a secluded area, but that does not make her a skank or a slut. It just made her unaware of her surroundings and probably not very smart! Not all women are alike, so please do not classify us all in the same group! Thu, 13 May 2010 02:57:55 +0000 http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/local/ottawa_county/Rape-victim-pleads-to-impaired-driving#IDComment75178298 http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/local/ottawa_county/Rape-victim-pleads-to-impaired-driving#IDComment75174031 First of all...this a-hole made his OWN choice...he raped someone! He gets off not being put on the sex offender list too? This is BULL S H I T! Someone who gets in trouble for indecent exposure has to register as a sex offender...yet this rapist gets away with not having to register?!?! Unbelievable... It's like the court is saying it's ok to force someone to to have sex with you and then you get away with everything. What a slap in the face to all rape victims! Thu, 13 May 2010 02:19:54 +0000 http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/local/ottawa_county/Rape-victim-pleads-to-impaired-driving#IDComment75174031 http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/local/muskegon_county/MSP-investigates-Muskegon-Hts-PD#IDComment74991811 I'm sorry, but I find that HIGHLY insulting! I work for the MDOC and perhaps SOME staff members may end up acting like filth, NOT all people do! I feel that I am a very good role model for the prisoners where I work! I treat all inmates respectfully until they give me a reason not to. I believe in the golden rule, treat others as you would want to be treated. I prefer to be a role model, hoping maybe an inmate will decide he would rather be a role model for others instead of a criminal. I'm not blind, I know not all inmates will change, but some certainly do! Wed, 12 May 2010 02:27:05 +0000 http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/local/muskegon_county/MSP-investigates-Muskegon-Hts-PD#IDComment74991811 http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/local/sw_mich/Douglas-Stewart-person-of-interest#IDComment74990972 GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) - Douglas Stewart is the "only person of interest" in the disappearance of his wife, Venus Stewart, from her parents Colon Township home more than two weeks ago, Lt. Mike Risko of the Michigan State Police said. Police also believe Stewart may have left his home in Newport News, Va., and may be headed to Michigan. A search warrant of his truck revealed an "apparent blood stain," though no results are back from the lab. Virginia affiliate station WAVY confirmed Douglas Stewart at one time served in the Marines and was based at Camp Lejeune . His criminal lawyer in Michigan is Jeffrey M. Schroder of Hettinger & Hettinger. The "suspicious person" shown in a police sketch released last week is only wanted for questioning and may not even be related to this case, police said. He is not considered a person of interest. 24 Hour News 8 will continue to follow the developments in this story. WHERE in this story does it say ANYTHING about a shovel and a tarp??? It said bloodstains...and that could be from anything at this point. If he had the truck while they were together there could be bloodstains... no one knows anything for certain. I hope the lawyers have 100% DNA evidence and proof before they start trying to put this man in prison!!! Convicted of something that no one even knows if he has done or not...how nice is that?! Hopefully nothing ever happens where you get blamed and you didn't do it! Wed, 12 May 2010 02:21:14 +0000 http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/local/sw_mich/Douglas-Stewart-person-of-interest#IDComment74990972 http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/local/sw_mich/Douglas-Stewart-person-of-interest#IDComment74990360 You don't have ANY proof whatsoever that Douglas even committed the crime! I personally wouldn't let my children out either, you never know who is lurking around your neighborhood after something like this happens, almost in your own back yard. I would most definitely take precautions...but don't automatically jump to conclusions about things. How do you know he doesn't think about his kids? How do you know anything that's happened between them? No one knows... I am sure her parents don't even know 100% of everything. Yes, they have letters he wrote her...yes she told them things (doesn't mean she was always telling the truth)...of course kids aren't always going to tell their parents 100% of the truth if they are embarrassed about something! I just hope Venus is found soon, alive or dead, so her family has some sort of closure. Wed, 12 May 2010 02:18:22 +0000 http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/local/sw_mich/Douglas-Stewart-person-of-interest#IDComment74990360 http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/local/sw_mich/Douglas-Stewart-person-of-interest#IDComment74989965 Hopefully the find her alive so she can be back with her family...however, everyone knows that probably isn't so. My heart goes out to her family, her children, and her friends. Hopefully everything falls into place and she's found soon! Wed, 12 May 2010 02:14:09 +0000 http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/local/sw_mich/Douglas-Stewart-person-of-interest#IDComment74989965 http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/local/sw_mich/Douglas-Stewart-person-of-interest#IDComment74989807 I think people jump to conclusions WAY too much. No one has ANY physical evidence whatsoever in this case! If I were the guy, I would get a lawyer too! I wouldn't throw my (_)_) to the media hungry lawyers and press if I didn't do anything wrong! My heart goes out to Venus' family and children, but NO ONE knows for 100% certainty that Douglas did anything to her. The FIRST person ALWAYS looked at by police and lawyers is the husband, ex husband, boyfriend, or ex boyfriend of the female. I can understand this...but I also don't think the police should be so close minded to think it couldn't be anyone else! ANYONE could have committed this crime...some creepy neighborhood man, some perverted rapist... no one knows anything for sure! Wed, 12 May 2010 02:12:34 +0000 http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/local/sw_mich/Douglas-Stewart-person-of-interest#IDComment74989807 http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/local/muskegon_county/siblings-of-drowning-victims-removed-from-their-families#IDComment74972347 If the State knew about these parents before then it's partially their fault in what happened!!! If they KNEW these parents were unfit to raise their children, the kids should have been taken away! Unbelievable! Parents do make mistakes from time to time, it happens. However, this mistake may have been avoidable had the children been taken away before. It says BOTH of the Mothers had been investigated before... and what happened there? A slap on the wrist like they normally do?!?! This is the THIRD child I know of dying because the CPS did NOT do their jobs like they should have been doing to begin with!!! Tue, 11 May 2010 23:17:41 +0000 http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/local/muskegon_county/siblings-of-drowning-victims-removed-from-their-families#IDComment74972347 http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/local/sw_mich/Douglas-Stewart-person-of-interest#IDComment74971051 Wouldn't you line a lawyer up if you were being accused of doing something like this?!?! I think I sure as hell would! Tue, 11 May 2010 23:04:21 +0000 http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/local/sw_mich/Douglas-Stewart-person-of-interest#IDComment74971051 http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/local/sw_mich/Douglas-Stewart-person-of-interest#IDComment74970984 I have to disagree about the "if he were a real man he wouldn't be suspected of doing this to her". Do you know how many husbands, ex husbands, boyfriends and ex boyfriends are automatically assumed to be the person of interested when someone is murdered? MOST of the time. The men in their lives are the FIRST person looked at, regardless of what type of man they are. This man deserves his day in court. He has a solid alibi and there is no physical proof linking him to the crime (if there is the police have not said anything about it). Big deal if there was blood in his vehicle...it could have been in there when they still lived together...unless he bought the truck AFTER they split up! No one knows for 100% if this guy is guilty or not...they are just throwing the notion around because he's the ex. Sometimes police and lawyers are so set on looking good in the public eye that they WANT to prove someone's guilt, even if they are innocent. I watched a story on Dateline NBC about a prosecutor who set innocent people up so it would make his win/lose ratio look good! When and IF the police can show 100% proof that the ex husband committed a crime in this case, then I will believe it. Until then I will keep my mind open! There could be a rapist out there who grabbed Venus out of her yard... no one knows what happened! Tue, 11 May 2010 23:03:47 +0000 http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/local/sw_mich/Douglas-Stewart-person-of-interest#IDComment74970984 http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/local/kalamazoo_and_battle_creek/Cops-Man-wielding-meat-cleaver-killed#IDComment74724182 My thoughts are with the Officers...it's something they will never forget and live with mentally for the rest of their lives. It sounds like the man who was shot had some serious mental issues and went off his rocker! It's too bad he had to die, but he directly threatened the life of the Officers. My thoughts are also with the family of this man, because they lost someone they loved. Tue, 11 May 2010 02:41:34 +0000 http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/local/kalamazoo_and_battle_creek/Cops-Man-wielding-meat-cleaver-killed#IDComment74724182 http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/target_8/Pond-drownings-spur-little-action#IDComment74722953 I agree! Parents who think they watch their children 24/7 are wrong...they don't watch them when they are sleeping...and if they say they do, they are lying. You simply cannot watch a child every second of every single day. I know parents whose toddlers have snuck out of the house in the middle of the night by unlocking the door and simply walking out. It happened to my ex in laws, and they are wonderful parents! My ex was simply a very very curious child. He waited until his parents were asleep, unlocked the door, and walked to the neighborhood playground. Luckily a neighbor found him and took him back home, to the surprise of my ex in laws! They figured out how he "escaped" and put more safety precautions into effect to prevent it from happening again. Sometimes parents aren't so lucky! My heart is with the family of Matthew and AJ! Tue, 11 May 2010 02:38:51 +0000 http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/target_8/Pond-drownings-spur-little-action#IDComment74722953 http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/target_8/Pond-drownings-spur-little-action#IDComment74721562 You cannot watch your children at ALL times! This little boy snuck out in the middle of the night! My ex husband did the same thing when he was a child...his parents were in bed sleeping, which is what my ex was supposed to be doing also. You cannot stay awake ALL night long to make sure kids stay in their beds! Yes, there were adults awake in the household...his aunt was in the shower, and the grandmother in the bathroom, and dad at work...seriously, do you think these adults should have eyes in the back of their heads? Little kids are fast, and when they have something on their minds it's hard changing their minds. Kids are smart, they watch everything you do...they know how to unlock locks. Stop blaming the parents/guardians for everything! You are a complete jerk. Hopefully nothing ever happens to one of your precious children or nieces and nephews! Children ARE precious, but there SHOULD be a fence around that pond...actually it should be filled it to be honest with you. There's NO reason it should be there, especially so close to a playground! A lack of a fence there is a serious problem. Tue, 11 May 2010 02:34:47 +0000 http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/target_8/Pond-drownings-spur-little-action#IDComment74721562 http://www.woodtv.com/dpps/news/national/west/california-woman-guilty-in-death-of-daughters-playmate-jgr_3352462#IDComment74557824 Normally I do not agree with the Death Penalty unless there is 100% DNA evidence and so forth (otherwise innocent people are murdered). However, in this case, this bitch should fry! She deserves EVERYTHING she gets! I guarantee she won't last long in prison...people HATE child rapists and murderers! My condolences to the family of all involved! Mon, 10 May 2010 17:12:57 +0000 http://www.woodtv.com/dpps/news/national/west/california-woman-guilty-in-death-of-daughters-playmate-jgr_3352462#IDComment74557824